Roseland official found guilty of speeding

Dorothy Snyder convicted of going 38 mph in 30 mph zone.

Dorothy Snyder convicted of going 38 mph in 30 mph zone.

June 17, 2006|Tribune Staff Report

SOUTH BEND -- A court magistrate found Dorothy Snyder guilty Friday of speeding. Snyder, president of the Roseland Town Council, had demanded a trial after she received a ticket on May 18, 2005, in Roseland. Justin Heim, who had been an unpaid reserve officer for Roseland, testified that he saw a vehicle that appeared to be speeding. He said he used his radar to clock it at 38 miles an hour. The speed limit in Roseland is 30. Heim, who said he did not know who was driving the car, stopped it when it turned onto Willow Street. He then recognized Snyder as the driver, he said. Snyder testified that she was intimidated by the officer's behavior. She said she thought he singled her out for a ticket, then acted in a rude way toward her because he had been passed over for a paying job on the police department. She failed to convince Magistrate Brian Steinke, who noted that she had given contradictory testimony on the stand. He specifically mentioned a comment she made about being intimidated by being stopped in broad daylight, but on cross-examination she denied saying that. That affects her credibility, Steinke said. Steinke assessed a fine of $5 and court costs of $108.